| Modiolus americanus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Mytiloida |
| Family: | Mytilidae |
| Genus: | Modiolus |
| Species: | M. americanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Modiolus americanus (Leach, 1815) |
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Modiolus americanus, or the tulip mussel, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Mytilidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies.[1]